Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-25
COMMISSION BILL.
The Full Text Of Senator UpshaW's
Noted Measure Creating Rail-
way Commission.
The Functions OF the Commissioners Gre
ated Under the Bill and the obi
cations of tho Railways.

Section l. Be it enacted by the Lesis
lature of the State Of Texas: That there
shall be three commissioners appointed
by the Governor, with the advice anC
consent of the Senate, to carry out tht
provisions of this act, of whom one shall
be of experience in the law and one of ex
perience in railway business. Said con-
missioners shall hold their Office fnr 1hC
term Of two years. The salary Q: eaca
commissioner shall he $500 per GnnUm,
TO be paid from the TT asury Of the state
Any commissioner may be suspended
from office by order CT the Governor, who
shall report the fact OF such suspension,
and the reasons therefor, 10 the next Leg
islature, and if majority Of each bralCl
Of the Legislature declare that said
commissioner shall be removed from
office, his tenn CT office Shall tX.
pire. The Governor shall have the
power to fill vacancies in the office of
commissioner. The commissioners first
appointed under the provisions of this act
shall hold their office until the next meet
ing of the Legislature. Said commission
erS shall take the oath Of office prescribed
by the constitution of the State of Texas
for other officers, and shall nov Jointly or
severa!ly, or in any way, be the holders
of any railroad stock or bonds, or be the
agent or employe of any railroad COM
panv, or have any interest in any way IN
any railroad, and shall so continue during
the term of office; and in case any COM
missioner becomes disqualified in any
way, he shall at once remove the diSQual-
ifcation or resigu, and on failure so to do
he must be suspended from the Office by
the Governor, and dealt with asihereinaf-
ter provided. Ia any case of suspension
the Governor may til the vacancy until
the suspended commissioner is restored
or removed.
Sec. ,. That said commissioners shall
be furnished with an office, necessary
furniture and stationery, and may employ
A secretary or clerk az q salary of $1,000
per annum, at the expense OF the state.
The office of said commissioners shall be
kept in the city of Austin, and all sums
OF money authorized to be paid by this
act out of the State Treasury shall be paid
only on the order of the Governor; pro-
vided, that the total sum 10 be expended
by said commissioners for Cflice rent,
furniture and stationery, Shall in no case
exceed the sum of $500, CT 50 much there
of as may be necessary, per &nuun.
Sec. 3. That from and after the passage
of this act if any railroad corporation Or
ganized or doing business in This state,
under any aca of Incorporate on or general
law of this state now'in force, OF which
msy hereafter be enacted, or any railroad
organized, or which may
hereafter be organized under the laws Of
any other state AMI doing business in this
state shall charge, collect, demand or re-
ceive more than a fair and reasonable rate |
of toll or compensation for the transpor-
tation of passengers or freight of any de-
or for the use and transpof-
.a:..cC Of any ral-cad c:r up22 is trIcs. /